Do-it-all Harper delivers in clutch for Trousdale Co.

1:15 AM,
Nov. 30, 2013

Written by

Mitch Worthington
| Knoxville News Sentinel

Trous­dale County's Kenyan Harper rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns, then batted down a fourth-down pass with less than a minute left as the Yellow Jackets stopped top-ranked Knoxville Grace 34-27 in the Class 2A semifinals.

The best season in Grace Christian history came to a close at 12-1, while Trousdale County (13-0) moves on to face Adamsville for the 2A championship next Saturday in Cookeville.

Trailing by 7 points late in the game, the Rams drove to the Trousdale County 7. On fourth down with 49 seconds left, Harper got a hand on Devin Smith's pass into the end zone to end the threat. ...